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Recent debate on discrimination between the victims of Bahawalpur and Parachinar had two angles, one who ferociously identified the discrimination as failure of state and second those who thought by talking about such discrimination, we are spreading sectarian hatred. My two rupees on this subject ( rupees converted from cents).

If public was made aware about East Pakistan timely, we might have averted Fall of East Pakistan. Diagnosis is the first step of treatment and diagnosis comes through accepting disease and seeking treatment.Accepting disease comes through awareness.

I never understood the phenomenon of hiding corruption and incompetence of ruling elites in the name of saving Pakistan.

By closing eyes, does the night turns into day?

Ostrich philosophy doesn’t save a sinking ship.We must shout where the hole is?

Ostrich attitude is meant to be sign of cowardice & inability to face the challenge.

East Pakistan would have never separated if sheikh Mujeeb was given the government. By hiding facts or blacking out media didn’t save us to sink in 1971 and it will never save us again.

Shia or any other regional mindset will never turn Pakistan into turmoil but if PM of Pakistan gives one Million to Sunni victim and ignores Shia victim, enemy will make use of this opportunity exploiting sentiment of public. Problem doesn’t lie in talking about sectarian or ethnic discrimination, problem lies in the incompetence & corruption of our leaders, we must identify and expose incompetence & ignorance of our ruling elite: politician, bureaucracy & Military and most importantly judiciary.

Condemning Bengalis for being traitor never helped, condemning Baluchi or Shia and labelling them traitor or accusing them with alienation with Iran or Afghanistan or India would also not benefit us.

Yes, addressing their grievances will help, apprehending those who are working on Indian or American agenda would help, rendering justice would help, treating all without discrimination would help.

Don’t bury your head into sand to avert danger, identify snake & swamp in the sand to avert danger.